Compare LGBT Rights in Bahrain & Jamaica

Equality Index ?
38 / 100
26 / 100
Legal Index ?
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Public Opinion Index ?
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18 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1976
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1864
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 2011
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1976
No censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2014
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1997
Legal
Since 2000
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1976
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2008
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1976
Sexual orientation only
Since 2004
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1976
No protections
Since 1962
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedAmbiguous
Equal age of consentUnknownN/A
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